I would go back to the doctor. And even go back to another doctor if this guy doesn't do an exam. I'm not thinking cancer, but it seems that something is wrong!

What happened....i currently have the very same problem and am freaking out! im on my first canestan combi pack and the last 2 days ive had watery blood. im quite sure its because of the canestan. I ahvent been itching badly enough to make myself bleed so am very worried.
Any info would be great....

Dear mae daisy, exactly the phneomen you described I just experienced now, when is the first time I take Canesten. That doctor of yours maybe sued for malpraxis since, in a Canadian site, I learned on that to women with bleeding one must not reccomend this medicine. He should have known better,
GIRLS, first have confidence in your instincts and THEN before taking any such medicine, search on the internet.

Having read the above blogs, I think Canestan should address this.
I have suffered the same as above, although my bleeding was mid cycle and triggered from the Pessary. There was nothing to say can cause abnormal bleeding etc on the packet. My pessary seemed to work fine but 4 days later I suddenly started to bleed which got heavier.
I have been to the Dr today as the bleeding is like a heavy period and she has said that is nothing to do with Canestan as it is not hormonal, but for Fungal treatment, however, with all these women experiencing abnormal bleeds, surely there must be a connection?
My GP put it down to stress, and it was a normal period, that good old fall back! I was hugely stressed up until about 2 weeks ago and things are far better now, so how it can be stress related I will never know!!!
Girls, I think we can assume that it is common for some abnormal bleeding after using Canestan, but why and whether Canestan are aware I am not so sure! The joys of being a lady!

hi ive got the very heavy bleeding since the morning after taking it the bleeding is getting heavier and flooding i cant stop it any advice julieanne, 50yrs was not due a period for three weeks, help

Hi JulieAnne
After I went to the first doctor, a female, who said there was no way that the bleeding was related to the Canestan, I went to the surgery again and saw a male doctor, who ironically was far more understanding of the situation.
He felt that this unexpected bleeding, in a woman who was usually very regular, was highly UNLIKELY to be a pure coinsidence. He felt that it was more likely to be a reaction to the medication. He then put me on a course of tablets (Apologies, but I don't recall the name) which basically take charge of the cycle and stop the bleeding. He said it was the same medication that he would prescribe if a female was going on holiday and wanted to ensure there was no menstration. The tablets worked a treat and everything was back to normal. He also gave me an alternative treatment with a different active component to get rid of the thrush.
I am sensitive in that area of the body and am prone to irritation etc, and I had noticed that after using a Feminine wash with Canestan I also felt irritated and a bit swollen down below, so I genuinely think that some ladies have an intolerance to the active product in Canestan.
There are alternatives out there which your doctor can prescribe which are made with a different ingredient but have the same effect without the nasty reaction.
After reading the other blogs on this page, I wrote to Canestan who did appear concerned and within a couple of days I had a questionnaire from them asking for full details. Hopefully, if more ladies do this, they can advise about this side effect which if nothing else, will avoid the alarm we've all experienced when we have such bleeding afterwards.
JulieAnne, if it's any concellation, the second GP reassured me it was nothing to worry about, just a trigger reaction to the medication and since then, having avoided Canestan, the symptoms have never reoccurred.
I hope this helps, Bank Holidays are an awful time to have problems as you can't get to any surgerys! All the best.
Sam

I am also on the forum because my period finished about 5 days and after using the Canesten pessary as it's left my body so has bright red blood. Similarly to others I do not think this is menstruating. I've had thrush numerous times before and this was a particularly bad bout so I'm going to just put it down to that. If it got worse and the pain didn't subside I'd see a doctor.

I too started bleeding the morning after using the Canestan pessary. Its been going on for 5 days now. Hoping it will stop soon but if not I'll be going to the doctors. Its a relief to hear that i'm not alone with this!

I've been having very mild thrush like symptoms (mainly external) so have just been using the cream. I've been using it for approximately 5 days and today, day 16 of my cycle, have started bleeding.
I've had concerns that maybe something else was going on and wondered if you ladies have been at all poorly recently? I've been suffering with a recurrent upset stomach and very achey limbs. Just a wondering if the itching was part of that and not thrush after all.

I am so relieved to hear all these comments as I have experienced the same and as the weekend can not get to see a Dr and was getting quite worried. I remembered the same thing had happened to me when I used the pessary about 5 yrs ago and went to Dr and she could find nothing wrong. Like others have said here I think Canesten really need to acknowledge this as a side effect as this is the first website I have come across where others have experienced the same thing. I will use only the oral tablet and cream in future as thses don't seem to effect me in this way.

Have had thrush mildly for just over two years. Always thought it would just go away if I ate well, wore loose, cotton clothes, didn't use scented soaps or wash down there and ate loads of live yoghurt but.. finally.. having had enough decided to go for drugs option and bought a behind the counter pessary and cream combo (on special offer, cheaper to get pessary and cream rather than either or) and have since been bleeding heavily, very red blood, unlike a period. Was due a period but have bled sooner than expected and more heavily than usual. Will wait to see what happens but today, felt like i was haemorrhaging at work!

I never had that much bleeding but I am pleased to say it has now stopped. I will never use the pessary again though. I tried calling the canesten helpline but it was closed when I rang and they never got back to me!

well, in addition to heavy period bleed the morning after, i've also been getting nose bleeds and weirdly enough my body odour smells different. I wonder if these are all connected. Has anyone else experienced anything similar?
I'm on day three now of abnormally heavy period and will give it one more day before I go see a doctor. Hopefully the treatment has worked as i am no longer getting the thrush symptoms but I don't think I would use the pessary again if it reoccurs.

Omg i am so happy i found this page. Im a 17 and for the past year have had thrush numerous times. I kept going to my docter basicaly pleading with her to give me an alternative (as I read up on 6 month course of drugs to help clear it) but she wouldnt, so every time i go to buy it over the counter i have to lie and say ive only had it once before! Anyway i noticed i had it again and once again went to my local chemist to get a canestan pessary. After a week or so the thrush had cleared but then I noticed I was bleeding, it had lasted 5 days and now has stopped, it was not painfull and was a total different colour from period blood. I just went to check there if i still have it and noticed nothing but a quite 'gungy' disarge appear in my underwear, it was only a little bit gungy the rest of it seemed normal if that makes any sence!. As horrible as this sounds i am so concerned. Ive never took this reaction to canestan before. I went to my docter regarding the bleeding a few days ago and she took swabs and what not, i will get my results on monday! however unless my partner of a year and a half has cheated on me this should not be any sort of STD. Why is it always we women that get all the problems !

maedaisey, you posted this back in january, if youv had any sort of outcome for it can you please let me know:)

I'm suffering from the same symptoms, bleeding after just using the canesten cream as all my thrush symptoms seem to be external. I was v worried so it was a relief to find many women have experienced the same. I am thinking it may be a reaction to the medication but I have never experienced it before, I last used canesten about a year ago and was fine. I am going to go to the doctors tomorrow but in the meantime have been using natural plain live yoghurt which seems to be working ok!! Will let you know what the doctor says.

Peachy79, what did your doctor say? I've had the same problem, but my doctor was really dismissive and just told me to monitor it.... Am a bit worried as there's nothing in the packet that mentions bleeding as a side effect.

Hi Tinkerbelll123, I went to see the nurse in the end... She said she doesn't see there's any link between using the cream and the bleeding (as drs have said in other people's posts on here). She said the bleeding is more likely down to my period coming early due to stress (I am going through a marriage breakup). But as someone else said on here that's the age old thing the doctors like to say! But the bleeding does seem to have changed to a period now and they gave me a pill to get rid of the thrush, which it has. I did make her do some swabs to test for stis too, just to put my mind at rest. I'll get the results early next week. But she did say she doesn't think there's anything to worry about. I still find it weird that so many of us have experienced this bleeding with using canesten though, surely it's more than a coincidence?

I'm so relieved I found this website! I tried to find information about bleeding after Canesten in my mother language but nothing seemed to appear and I was absolutely terrified what is wrong with me. Thank god searching in english crossed to my mind.
Even though now I know I'm not only one with this problem and it obviously might just go away eventually, I'm considering go to doctor. I let you know what doctor says in this side of the world!